Consulting in the Library Network Environment

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Public Bank Valuation

Through delving into the efficient market hypothesis, it is evident that the practice of corporate valuation is practicable in determining the fundamental intrinsic value of an investment. Focusing on the analysis of a publicly traded banking institution, it is clear that both Relative valuation and Discounted Cash Flow valuation models are the most applicable. These valuation techniques are first discussed with regard to the public banking sector as a whole and then applied to a specific publicly traded bank holding company: Sterling Financial Corporation. The use of valuation models provides investors with the ability to make informed investment decisions grounded in the fundamentals of the company. In addition, the practice of valuation allows investors to potentially earn excess returns and maximize their return on investment. Due to the role of banks and financial institutions in the financial crisis that began in late-2007, an examination of these entities is both timely and relevant

Handbook of Data Processing for Libraries (Book Review)

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Disordered Rocksalts as High‐Energy and Earth‐Abundant Li‐Ion Cathodes

To address the growing demand for energy and support the shift toward transportation electrification and intermittent renewable energy, there is an urgent need for low-cost, energy-dense electrical storage. Research on Li-ion electrode materials has predominantly focused on ordered materials with well-defined lithium diffusion channels, limiting cathode design to resource-constrained Ni- and Co-based oxides and lower-energy polyanion compounds. Recently, disordered rocksalts with lithium excess (DRX) have demonstrated high capacity and energy density when lithium excess and/or local ordering allow statistical percolation of lithium sites through the structure. This cation disorder can be induced by high temperature synthesis or mechanochemical synthesis methods for a broad range of compositions. DRX oxides and oxyfluorides containing Earth-abundant transition metals have been prepared using various synthesis routes, including solid-state, molten-salt, and sol-gel reactions. This review outlines DRX design principles and explains the effect of synthesis conditions on cation disorder and short-range cation ordering (SRO), which determines the cycling stability and rate capability. In addition, strategies to enhance Li transport and capacity retention with Mn-rich DRX possessing partial spinel-like ordering are discussed. Finally, the review considers the optimization of carbon and electrolyte in DRX materials and addresses key challenges and opportunities for commercializing DRX cathodes

Aspects of automation viewed from the Library of Congress

There are two main thrusts to the LC automation program. One effort, the systems development program, is concerned with determining methods by which the internal bibliographic operations of the Library can be performed more efficiently with computer assistance. The second area of intensive effort is the development of a standard format for the interlibrary transmission of bibliographic data in machine-processable form. These two activities will be discussed in detail.published or submitted for publicatio

Bibliographic Systems,1945-1976

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